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Mise-en-Scene Short Film Festival to celebrate 20th anniversary with special events

Jun 11, 2021

The country’s annual festival of short films is back, after an announcement earlier this year that it would be discontinued. Defying the odds, the 20th Mise-en-Scene Short Film Festival will run Jun...
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Jun 11, 2021

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (US) Opened June 3 Horror Directed by Michael Chaves In 1981, 8-year-old boy David Glatzel (Julian Hilliard), possessed by a demon, stabs his father’s leg....
Rare Korean films from Japanese colonial era restored

Jun 8, 2021

Korean Film Archive runs online screenings of old films discovered overseas
Lotte Cinema to raise ticket prices again from July

Jun 8, 2021

Bad news for moviegoers -- watching films will get more expensive at Lotte cinemas from July 1 onwards. The ticket prices are going up by 1,000 won, six months after the multiplex chain raised fees ...
S. Korea's 11 intl. film fests call for release of Myanmar filmmaker

Jun 8, 2021

South Korea's 11 international film festivals on Tuesday called for the release of a Myanmar filmmaker who was recently arrested in the military-controlled Southeast Asian country. "The festivals st...
F9 becomes 3rd movie to top 2m admissions this year

Jun 7, 2021

"F9," the latest chapter in the "Fast and Furious" series, has become the third title to attract more than 2 million moviegoers in South Korea in 2021, box office data showed Monday. The action bloc...
[Herald Interview] Adoptee filmmaker shocked by reality of Korea's single moms

Jun 6, 2021

“At the agency-run shelters, the first question they ask is, ‘Are you willing to give away the baby?’” she said. Only women who agree to give their babies away can stay at the shelter, she said. To...
Na Hong-jin’s Thai-Korean film ‘The Medium’ coming to theaters in July

Jun 5, 2021

Na Hong-jin, who has directed multiple South Korean thrillers and met with both commercial and critical success, is coming out with a new Thai movie in July, according to local distributor Show Box o...
Hong Sang-soo's 'In Front of Your Face' marks his 11th entry to Cannes

Jun 5, 2021

South Korean renowned director Hong Sang-soo will visit the Cannes Film Festival again with his 26th feature, "In Front of Your Face." According to the festival's 2021 official lineup announced Thur...
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Jun 4, 2021

Cruella (US) Opened May 26 Drama, Comedy Directed by Craig Gillespie Estella Miller (Emma Stone) is a rebellious child with a talent for fashion. After Estella causes some trouble in school, Est...
Tablo co-writes Amazon Studios’ comedy series ‘Neon Machine’

Jun 2, 2021

Tablo of South Korean hip-hop band Epik High has penned a new comedy series for Amazon Studios’ with Emmy-winning producer Jason Kim. Tablo has been working on creating the story, with Kim, producer...
Local movie theaters to give discount to vaccinated people

Jun 2, 2021

South Korean movie theaters said Wednesday that they have started a program to give price discounts to vaccinated people for this month as part of marketing strategies to fill virus-hit empty cinemas...
Indieground streams 22 indie films from 1990s

Jun 1, 2021

The Korean Film Council is hosting special screenings aimed at showing life in 1990s South Korea. A total of 22 short films from the 1990s will be available through the virtual cinema of Indieground...
Netflix rom-com ‘Sweet & Sour’ asks, ‘Does love have an expiration date?’

Jun 1, 2021

New Netflix rom-com “Sweet & Sour,” directed by Lee Gye-byeok, begins with a cliched but popular question: Does love have an expiration date? “When dating someone there are not just sweet and sour m...
CJ CGV to screen evening meditation movies from next week

Jun 1, 2021

South Korea's leading cinema chain CJ CGV said Tuesday it will screen two meditation movies starting next week to help people enjoy tranquility in the evening after being busy in the daytime. "Peace...